L-carnitine decreases oxidative stress induced by experimental hypobaric hypoxia

Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-81

  Bodea, Flaviu ^a   Bocea, Adrian ^a   Decea, Nicoleta ^a  

^a Department of Physiology   (Romania)

Author keywords

Hypobaric hypoxia; L carnitine; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

CARBONYLATED PROTEIN; CARNITINE; GLUTATHIONE; LIPID PEROXIDE; MALONALDEHYDE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYDROGEN BOND; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TISSUE LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; BAROTRAUMA; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BAROTRAUMA; CARNITINE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 84904846845     PISSN: 1234625X     EISSN: 20838441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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